Brushing machine



Jan. 6, 1931. A. ROSENFELD BRUSHING MACHINE Filed Sept. 15, 1928 a m 6 j j A 1 y F 8 :5: a m

l/VVE/VTOR A braham/ Bose nfeld A TTORA/EY Patented Jan. 6, 1931 UNITED STATES.

ABRAHAM ROSENFELD, OI NEW YORK, N. Y;

BRUSHING Macrame Application filed September1 1928. Serial No. 306,273. j

This invention relates to brushing machines, and more particularly to machines for brushing the fur of garments.

The objects of the invention are toprovide 6 a machine by which the fur of made up gar ments can be properly treated to renew its appearance and improve its character; to en- 1 able fur in made-up garments to be readily,

properly and thoroughly brushed; to obtain the advai'itage of machine brushing of fur when in made-up garments; to apply proper pressure and reach allparts of the garments;

to apply heat while the fur is being brushed;

to electrify the fur; to secure simplicity of construction and operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

' Referringto the accompanying drawing,

in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several VleWS;'

Figure 1 is an end view, partly broken away, of amachine embodying my invention, and V Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates a suitable housing or pedestal for supporting the various parts of my improved machine, the housing including a foot 2, an upright portion 3 and a cross-head 4:. Under the crosshcad I rotatably mount a brush 5 to turn preferably on a horizontal axis. ried in a suitable bearing in. a depending flange 6 at the outer end of the cross-head, and the other end of the brush is carried in a bearing in the upright portion 3 otthe as projecting through this latter bearing and hasa pulley 7 secured thereon suitable' motor 8, with pulley 9, isconneeted by belt,

10 to drive the brush continuously and in the proper direction. mounted on a shelf 11 on the upright '3, but

the exact arrangement and 1 positioning of these partsmay be changed as'ifounddes rable in manufacture. V v

Pivoted, as at 12 tothe upright, to swing toward and away of the axis of'the brush, is a narrow table '13.

One end of the brush is shown car-' As shown, the motor is shown attached thereto. s electrically heated I utilize a material which from the brushin a plane a p I v Q Saidtable 13 preferably'has a length from its pivot to its free end substantially equal to the length of the brush, and also is preferably positionedbeneath the brush in such proximity thereto as to be substantially in 5515 contact therewith when the brush and table are parallel. At the pivoted end of the table.v I provide an arm lfl which extends beyond the point of pivoting so'that the table and arm together form a first-class lever. A ten'sion spring 15 connects the arm let with the'eross-head, pulling the arm upward and thereby tending to swing the table. normally downwardaway from the brush. The arm is also connected by a depending" link 16 to v a foot treadle l7 pressure on which will lower 'the' arm against the spring pressure and thereby swing the table toward the brush.

'Adjacent 'the brush, and preferably par J allel to it and tolthe table, when swung to- 7 wardthe brush, is a heating and electrifying roller 18. This roller is also shown as having its bearings in theffiange 6 and upright 3 and 1s, actuated by peripheral engagement of the brush" and garment therewith. Engage? ment of the brusl'rwith the roller will act to rotate the roller opposite to thc direction of rotation of the brush, but the garment is fed through-in the direction of movement of the brush at its periphery next to the table, ancli 8o as viewed in Figure l the rotation of the brush is preferably 1n a.clockw1se direction with the garment being fed through so it engages the heating roller first. Since that roller is rotating in a counter-clockwise direction it will obtain a rubb e g and ironing action upon the fur, and the rubbing action is sutficicnt to housing, the axle of the brush being shown 9 ficial .eifect in aiding the roller to' dry and straighten the fur and in enabling the brush tooleanse the fur from foreign matter and lay'thc fur straight. The roller is electrically heated, an electric cord 19 for that purpose eonnectedto a suitablesource of power being Since the roller 18 will-transmit the heat without injury to the roller and at the sametime which will co operate with the garment and brush to obtain an electrification of the fur. It is to be understood, that as the table is pressed toward the brush, with the garment carried upon the r table, the fur of the garment is brought into contact both with the brush and with the roller. By rtliisarrangement, the fur isnot only brushed, but is also smoothed or ironed, dried and electrified. The table is long i m enough to accommodate the necessary Width of garments, and is shown sufficiently narrow to accommodate cuffs and sleeves when slipped onto the end thereof. 7

Obviously detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved machine, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction or arrangementof parts shown or described, except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the V prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A machine of the character described comprising a brush rotating on an axis, a table pivoted at one end adjacent one end of the brush to swing toward and away from i the said brush in a plane of the axis of the brush, and means for swinging the table toward the brush and applying pressure there- 7 to. e

2. A machine of the character described comprising an elongated brush rotatingon a substantially horizontal axis, an elongated I table pivoted at one end adjacent one end of .thebrush to swing into substantially parallel relation thereto and having a free end for a receiving garment-s for insertion between the table and brush, and means for swinging'the 310 table toward the brush and applying pressure v thereto.

' 3. Av machine of the character described, comprising a brush rotating on an axis,'a

7 table normally atan angle to thesaid axis and pivoted so as to swing from said normal angular relationship to a position'parallel} to said axis, and ineans for swinging the table toward the brush and applying pressure thereto. r V 45A machineof thecharacter described comprising a brush, a table adjacent the brush for receiving a fur, garment to be brushed, and a heating roller in substantial contact with the periphery of saidbrush and 335 with the said table so that the garmentm ay.

andheating roller at closely;adjacentjlinesof contact. r V I a ABRAHAM .RosENFE n.

g V I f be simultaneously engaged with the brush 7 

